EWaste Sorting Associate

Dream Electronic Recycling; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Dream Electronic Recycling in San Diego, CA is seeking a hands-on warehouse associate to unload, sort, weigh, and stage electronic equipment in a fast-paced operation.

The role requires lifting up to 50 pounds, standing most of the day, and adapting to changing priorities, with work performed both indoors and outdoors in varying weather.

Candidates should be detail-focused, able to follow instructions, and work well in a team; safety and reliability are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail when counting, weighing, labeling, and inventorying materials.
• Ability to follow instructions and adapt when priorities change.
• Ability to work well in a fast-moving team environment.
• Experience in warehouse, recycling, shipping, or material-handling preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lift and move items up to 50 pounds, using team lifting as needed.
• Load/unload electronics, pallets, containers, and materials.
• Stand/walk throughout the workday.
• Sort, count, weigh, label, and record incoming equipment.
• Work indoors and outdoors in varied San Diego weather.
• Maintain a clean, organized warehouse and report hazards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Adaptable

Safety awareness

Job description

Position Summary

This is a hands-on, physically demanding position in a fast-paced electronic recycling operation. Work priorities may change throughout the day based on incoming electronics, scheduled pickups, available storage space, and operational needs.

The associate regularly moves between unloading, sorting, weighing, counting, inventorying, staging, and loading electronic equipment. This position is not primarily seated or performed in a climate-controlled office.

Essential Job Functions

• Regularly lift, carry, push, pull, and reposition items weighing up to 50 pounds. Use team lifting or approved equipment for heavier or oversized items.
• Load and unload electronics, pallets, containers, and recycling materials from customer and company vehicles.
• Stand and walk for most of the workday.
• Frequently bend, stoop, squat, reach, twist, grip, and perform repetitive physical movements.
• Sort, count, weigh, label, and accurately record incoming electronic equipment.
• Quickly transition between assignments as incoming material and operational priorities change.
• Maintain productivity, accuracy, and safe work practices in a high-volume environment.
• Work both indoors and outdoors in San Diego weather conditions, including sun, heat, cooler temperatures, wind, light rain, dust, and noise.
• Wear required personal protective equipment and follow all safety, security, and material-handling procedures.
• Maintain a clean and organized warehouse, yard, loading, and processing area.
• Communicate clearly with supervisors and coworkers and promptly report damaged, unidentified, or potentially hazardous materials.
• Maintain reliable attendance and arrive prepared to perform the essential duties of the position.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail, particularly when counting, weighing, labeling, and inventorying customer materials.
• Ability to follow instructions and safely adapt when assignments or priorities change.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a fast-moving environment.
• Warehouse, recycling, shipping, receiving, or material-handling experience is preferred but not required.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.